Uncertainty quantification for a middle east water supply system

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 223-234

  Bullene, Rachel E ^a   Paul Brooks, J ^a   Boone, Edward L ^a   Lipchin, Clive ^b   Sorrell, Toni P ^a   Stewart, Charles R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARAVA INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bayesian statistics; Integer programming; Optimization under uncertainty; Water supply system design

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN STATISTICS; ENGINEERING DECISIONS; MIXED-INTEGER PROGRAMMING; OBJECTIVE FUNCTION VALUES; OPTIMIZATION UNDER UNCERTAINTY; PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES; TRADITIONAL APPROACHES; UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATIONS;

DESALINATION; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DESIGN METHOD; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; OPTIMIZATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER DEMAND; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY;

ISRAEL; JORDAN; PALESTINE;

EID: 84879588630     PISSN: 07339496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000253     Document Type: Article

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